Total Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hove Park Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Westdene & Hove Park , and the 359th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hove Park Gardens (BN3 6LP) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% higher than the Westdene & Hove Park average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hove Park Gardens (BN3 6LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldstone Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hove Park Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Westdene & Hove Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stanford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Goldstone Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilbury Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldstone Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Goldstone Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A270 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hove Park Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hove Park Gardens | Under investigation |
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